Student Section: Frozen Four Episode #22

There are three games left in the college hockey season. This week the Frozen Four takes center stage.

By Eric B Apr 5, 2015, 10:19am CDT

Good Morning Student Section! Happy Easter. There's three games left in the college hockey season. This week the Frozen Four takes center stage. For those at home that are counting it down, there are four days until the Frozen Four semifinal games.

In this year's Frozen Four, there are 16 players from the state of hockey

North Dakota (7)

Tucker Poolman, East Grand Forks, MN

Nick Mattson, Chanhassen, MN

Trevor Olson, Duluth, MN

Connor Gaarder, Edina, MN

Austin Poganski, St. Cloud, MN

Gage Ausmus, East Grand Forks, MN

Zane McIntyre, Thief River Falls, MN

Nebraska-Omaha (8)

Luc Snuggerud, Eden Prairie, MN

Matt Youso, International Falls, MN

Avery Peterson, Grand Rapids, MN

Tyler Vesel, Rochester, MN

Jake Randolph, Duluth, MN

Tanner Lane, Detroit, MN

Jake Guentzel, Woodbury, MN

Justin Parizek, Lakeville, MN

Boston University (1)

Chase Phelphs, Edina, MN

Goodbye Bruins logo. Next up: Frozen Four. pic.twitter.com/PJNQbixegy
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin9) April 5, 2015

Key Players Boston University

Boston University: Forwards: Jack Eichel (24g-43g—67pts), Evan Rodrigues (21g-40a—61pts), Danny O'Regan (22g-26a—48pts), Cason Hohmann (10g-18a—28pts), Matt Lane (8g-10a—18pts). Defense: Matt Grzelcyk (10g-27a—37pts), Ahti Oksanen (24g-11a—35pts), Brandon Fortunato (1g-17a—18pts). Goalies: Matt O'Connor (24-3-4, 2.10 GAA, .928 SV%), Conno LaCouvee (3-4-1, 2.58, .913 SV%)
Corsi# 54.9
Goals scoring 145 2^nd nationally
Defense/goals against 2.26 12^th nationally
Scoring Margin 1.59 3^rd nationally
Penalty Minutes 11.6 per game 25^th nationally
Power Play 25.6% 2^nd nationally
Penalty Kill 133/160 28^th nationally
Last 10 games: 8-2-0

Key Players Providence College

Providence College: Forwards: Nick Saracino (13g-22a—35pts), Shane Luke (13g-18a—21pts), Noel Acciari (14g-16a—30pts), Trevor Minqoia (14g-15a—29pts), Ross Mauermann (11g-14a—25pts), Mark Jankowski (6g-18a—24pts). Defense: Tom Parisi (4g-14a—18pts), Jake Walman (1g-14a—15pts), Anthony Florentino (2g-11a—13pts), John Gilmour (4g-7a—11pts). Goalies: Jon Gillies (22-13-2, 2.01 GAA, .929 SV%), Nick Ellis (2-0-0, 2.02 GAA, .910 SV%).
Corsi# 54.4
Goals scoring 115 21^st nationally
Defense/goals against 2.05 5^th nationally
Scoring Margin 0.90 10^th nationally
Penalty Minutes 10.4 40^th nationally
Power Play 28/184 15.2 40^th nationally
Penalty Kill 134/156 85.9 16^th nationally
Last 10 games: 8-2-0

Key Players University of North Dakota

North Dakota: - Forwards: Drake Caggiula (18g-18a—36pts), Michael Parks (12g-20a—32pts), Nick Schmaltz (5g-21a—26pts), Luke Johnson (10g-13a—23pts), Brendan O'Donnell (13g-7a—20pts), Connor Gaarder (9g-10a—19pts). Defense: Jordan Schmaltz (4g-23a—27pts), Paul LaDue (5g-17a—22pts), Nick Mattson (4g-16a—20pts), Tucker Poolman (8g-9a—17pts), Troy Stecher (2g-12a—12pts), Keaton Thompson (3g-8a—11pts). Goalies: Zane McIntyre (29-9-3, 2.00 GAA, .931 SV%), Cam Johnson (0-0-0, 5.54 GAA, .765SV%).
UND Injuries: Mark MacMillan (16g-9a—25pts) out for the season lower-body injury
Corsi# 51.7
Goals scoring 135 8^th nationally
Defense/goals against 2.17 7^th nationally
Scoring Margin 1.12 5^th nationally
Penalty Minutes 13.5 12^th nationally
Power Play 32/163 19.6 18^th nationally
Penalty Kill 140/166 84.8 24^th nationally
Last 10 games: 7-3-0

Key Players Nebraska-Omaha

Nebraska-Omaha: Forwards: Jake Guentzel (13g-25a—38pts), Austin Ortega (20g-17a—37pts), Jake Randolph (5g-21a—26pts), Justin Parizek (13g-8a—21pts), Avery Peterson (11g-10a—21pts). Defense: Ian Brady (5g-16a—21pts), Brian Cooper (5g-11a—16pts), Luc Snuggerud (2g-14a—16pts). Goalies: Ryan Massa (14-7-6, 1.92 GAA, .939 SV%), Kirk Thompson (5-5-0, 2.70 GAA, .905 SV%).

Corsi# 48.8
Goals scoring 104 28^th nationally
Defense/goals against 2.26 13^th nationally
Scoring Margin 0.47 18^th nationally
Penalty Minutes 10.7 33^rd nationally
Power Play 28/143 19.6 19^th nationally
Penalty Kill 111/133 83.5 26^th nationally
Last 10 games: 3-4-3